National French Survey of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Symptoms in People Aged 70 and Over.

Annweiler, Cédric; Sacco, Guillaume; Salles, Nathalie; Aquino, Jean-Pierre; Gautier, Jennifer; Berrut, Gilles; Guérin, Olivier; Gavazzi, Gaetan · Clin Infect Dis · 2021

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

The objective of this national French survey was to determine the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) semiology in seniors (n = 353; mean, 84.7 ± 7.0 years). A total of 57.8% of patients exhibited ≤3 symptoms, including thermal dysregulation (83.6%), cough (58.9%), asthenia (52.7%), polypnea (39.9%), and gastrointestinal signs (24.4%). Patients ≥80 years exhibited falls (P = .002) and asthenia (P = .002). Patients with neurocognitive disorders exhibited delirium (P < .001) and altered consciousness (P = .001). Clinical peculiarities of COVID-19 were reported in seniors. NCT04343781.

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